Marsha Berkbigler files to run for the office of mayor Monday March 3, 3014 with the help of Lynnette Jones from the city clerk's office. Marilyn Newton/RGJ

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Anjeanette Damon
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Washoe County Commissioner Marsha Berkbigler's first major fundraiser for her Reno mayoral campaign will be hosted by a local developer who is seeking to build a controversial apartment complex in Spanish Springs.

The March 27 fundraiser will be at the Juniper Ridge home of Developer Jim House, who is working to get approval from the county to build a 360-unit apartment complex.

House's lobbyist Garrett Gordon, as well as local lobbyists Alfredo Alonso and John Sande, are also on the invitation, which solicits $250 individual contributions, $500 corporate contributions and $1,000 ...